Turkish comedian Deniz Goktas rearrested after court orders his release A Turkish comedian has been rearrested after a court ordered his release in a separate case in which he was accused of insulting Islam and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish media reported. Deniz Goktas, 32, whose stand-up performances have attracted millions of views online, was detained at Istanbul airport in July. A…
Turkish comedian Deniz Goktas has been rearrested following a court's order for his release in a separate case where he was accused of insulting Islam and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Goktas, 32, was detained at Istanbul airport in July and had been released on appeal but was rearrested in Corlu, northwest Turkey, on charges related to his performances. The prosecutor's office launched a new investigation against him, preventing his release from prison.
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